Slick Tire
Slick Tire
What are the benefits of flat tires?
No slick tires give more grip and are good for tight turns and races or drift? Also where can I buy the spots?
There are a number of benefits – with earnings of each of these benefits by endangering some another element. racing tires that do not have a grooved surface (or at least a grooved surface in the case of tires DOT) has more surface area, and therefore more grip. They also have a more rigid construction that can handle a greater lateral load and provide faster response turn-in. They have less tread on the tire and therefore are less tread squirm when the tread full – again giving faster repsonse (although in the case of tire layers many prejudices, the opposite is true while producing a better grip in general, require a large amount of preload to turn-and a very different driving style). Finally, and most importantly, they use very different compounds found in the typical car tire. These bonus points that come with the negitive, lacking grooves or tread, only used on dry pavement (though dry but dirty pavement can be a problem). Are harder to assemble and offer comfort and is very noisey compared to normal passenger tires. The compounds will not last long (I personally have been a set of soft tires in less than 50 miles, and anything approcahing 1000 miles would be a long life), however, the longevity of the tread is often a minor issue, as the compounds used loose effectiveness with each cycle of "heat", the wheel each time with less grip (and in some cases, unpredictable and dangerous close) as they are used. The tires are at their best when they are at the temperature (usually about 1-2 laps). While good for tight turns, a process slow, tight turn, is the most effective use – a quick turnaround will make much better use of them iIn the first case, the car can hold 25 mph to 22 mph as opposed to a street tire, well … hold the later 100mph to 80 mph in comparison). They also enable better acceleration and braking, as they provide more grip before losing traction. Not adapt well to drift since the aim here is both speed and traction loss (and these tires help go faster and have more traction). jump can be purchased at any store in the range of courses, or directly from the tire manufacturers. These tires are not street legal. R-Compound tires that are DOT legal, and thus usable on the street (at the meeting of the tread pattern minimum requirement two slots). However, while legal for street use, they are not practical for street use because of the problems mentioned above (although they are allowed in classes of race tires in others not). Tirerack.com carries a good selection of these tires, and many of the R-Comps less aggressive with full patterns drawing (weekend near the street, but still not advisable because of problems with heat cycling).